‘Barfi!’ soundtrack is simple, flawless (IANS Music Review)
August 28th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Film: "Barfi!"; Music Director: Pritam; Lyricists: Neelesh Mishra, Swanand Kirkire, Ashish Pandit; Singers: Mohit Chauhan, Nikhil Paul George, Papon, Sunidhi Chauhan, Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal, Swanand Kirkire, Rekha Bhardwaj; Rating ****1/2Pritam ... Read more...
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Whistleblowers with a difference - on ‘clean Shimla’ mission (Letter from Shimla)
August 14th, 2012 - 11:34 am ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 14 (IANS) Their mission is to clean and they too are whistleblowers - literally. Shimla's new cleanliness wardens have been given the job of blowing the whistle on ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Prabhu Deva steals show at trailer launch of ‘Rowdy Rathore’
April 3rd, 2012 - 2:04 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 2 (IANS) Director Prabhu Deva was the show stealer at the trailer launch of his film "Rowdy Rathore".The trailer of the film was launched in a different ... Read more...
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Treat dolphins better, say scientists
February 21st, 2012 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 21 (IANS) A group of scientists, philosophers and animal lovers have called for treating dolphins as "non human persons" for their sheer sensitivity and intelligence.Known as the Helsinki ... Read more...
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Madrid eyes Wenger, Loew after fallout with Mourinho
January 25th, 2012 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Jan 25 (IANS) Spanish football giant Real Madrid has short-listed Germany's head coach Joachim Loew and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger to replace Jose Mourinho.Mourinho was booed by section ... Read more...
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Mayas had their own musical scale, say experts
December 14th, 2011 - 11:39 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Dec 14 (IANS/EFE) The Mayas had a musical scale very different from the western one, according to experts who examined and played 125 instruments recovered from Maya sites, ... Read more...
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Glued to earplugs, two students crushed by train
December 1st, 2011 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Dec 1 (IANS) The widespread habit of listening to music while walking cost two teenagers their lives here Thursday. The cousins, who were walking on a railway track, could ... Read more...
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A queer carnival in Delhi
November 27th, 2011 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) Donning rainbow-coloured scarves and attire and gyrating to drumbeats, hundreds of people from the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community created a
a carnival-like atmosphere ... Read more...
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Delhi set for queer pride parade Sunday
November 25th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) A colourful pride parade and a live rock concert will ensure that it would be a rollicking Sunday for the capital's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and ... Read more...
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Carvalho asks for protection for Cristiano Ronaldo
September 16th, 2011 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 16 (IANS) Real Madrid defender Ricardo Carvalho Friday called for referees to give more protection to the club's striker Cristiano Ronaldo.Carvalho was speaking to Real Madrid television two ... Read more...
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Salman blows whistles for Katrina!
August 12th, 2011 - 8:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 12 (IANS) When Katrina Kaif failed to blow whistles for a sequence in her item song in "Bodyguard", guess who came to her aid? Her former ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton shops for panties at discounted price
April 21st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 21 (ANI): Kate Middleton was spotted shopping for panties being sold at a discounted price of 3.90 pounds.The half-price "Brazilian-style" lacy briefs were part of another pre-wedding shopping trip ... Read more...
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IPL kicks off in Kolkata on a high note
April 11th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 11 (IANS) The crowd lustily cheered the Kolkata Knight Riders at the half-filled Eden Gardens as the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL) returned to the eastern metropolis, ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s engagement photo blouse back on sale at $200
April 6th, 2011 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
New York, April 6 (ANI): The cream silk blouse that Kate Middleton wore during her engagement photo shoot with Prince William is back on sale.According to the Telegraph, the collarless shirt ... Read more...
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Kate Middleton’s engagement blouse back on shelf
April 6th, 2011 - 6:27 am ICT by IANS
London, April 6 (IANS) The cream-coloured blouse that Kate Middleton wore for her engagement portrait with Prince William is now available to the public again, but at a higher ... Read more...
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Lady Gaga’s G-string exposed during performance in Las Vegas
March 28th, 2011 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 28 (ANI): 'Poker Face' singer Lady Gaga's G-string was exposed during a surprise performance in Las Vegas.Gaga, 25, wore a sheer bodysuit as she performed at a Vegas club and ... Read more...
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Top National Games official quizzed in graft case
March 22nd, 2011 - 4:26 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 22 (IANS) The Jharkhand vigilance bureau Tuesday interrogated a senior official of the organising committee of the 34th National Games in connection with allegations that equipment for the ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Documents relating to purchases for National Games missing
March 17th, 2011 - 2:21 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, March 17 (IANS) Many important files and documents relating to purchase of sports goods for the 34th National Games were found missing during raids conducted by the Jharkhand Vigilance ... Read more...
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When Jamia Nagar women came out of burqas to showcase talent (With Images)
March 15th, 2011 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 15 (IANS) Sara Pilot says she was amazed at the response to the just-concluded Jamia Bazaar after her effort to provide a platform to the underprivileged ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Moss has to show passport to enter London Fashion Week No 10 reception
February 22nd, 2011 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Kate Moss might be one of the most recognisable women in the world, but she apparently had to show her passport to gain entry at the London Fashion ... Read more...
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Protests in Rome-After Mubarak, it’s time for Berlusconi to step down
February 13th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi faced a clamour from the streets of Rome to follow Hosni Mubarak's example and step down from Italy's premiership, as hundreds of protestors ... Read more...
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In Uttar Pradesh bylanes, children help fight polio
February 3rd, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
By Richa Sharma
Muzaffarnagar (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 3 (IANS) On any polio immunisation day, eight-year-old Ayad Hussain wakes up early, finishes his breakfast and by 7 a.m., along with a dozen other children, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hungry chicks have unique calls for getting parents’ attention
January 26th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 26 (ANI): A new study has found that bird babies have unique calls when trying to get their parents' attention."Weaver bird chicks have two parts to their call; a "whistle-like" ... Read more...
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Mexican Journalist Ines Sainz Picks Up New York Jets To Win Super Bowl
January 13th, 2011 - 6:30 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Jan 13, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Mexican journalist Ines Sainz seems to have learned the art of forgiving and forgetting things. The bombshell reporter, who previously hogged limelight after she complained about ... Read more...
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Khan Market shocked and horrified by act of road rage
January 12th, 2011 - 12:38 am ICT by IANS
By Rahul Vaishnavi
New Delhi, Jan 11 (IANS) The shopkeepers looked shocked out of their wits, the usually cheery visitors wore a grim look and the tension was palpable as the upsclale Khan ... Read more...
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Dogs aren’t the only best friends of man
January 4th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
London, Jan 3 (IANS) The ability of dogs to fetch a pair of slippers, assist the blind or help round up sheep may be well known. But there are many other creatures ... Read more...
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Caterpillars whistle to fend off attacking birds: Study
December 11th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 11 (ANI): A new study has found that caterpillars can whistle to fend off attacking birds.The walnut sphinx caterpillar, a type of moth larva, doesn't whistle by puckering their lips ... Read more...
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Delhi draped in rainbow colours as gay walk for pride
November 28th, 2010 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) Wearing their sexuality on their sleeves, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgenders (LGBT) brandished rainbow-coloured flags, held banners and swayed to drum beats with pride at the third ... Read more...
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Delhi gay parade to be about celebration, awareness
November 22nd, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 22 (IANS) It will be a riot of colours and celebration at the third edition of the Delhi gay parade to be held Sunday. But the event will also ... Read more...
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Jharkhand villagers form anti-Maoist force
November 20th, 2010 - 10:10 pm ICT by ANI
Latehar, Nov 20 (ANI): The locals in Jharkhand's Latehar District have created an anti-Maoist village defence committee with the help of the police to promote self-defence among the people living in Maoist-infested ... Read more...
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Real Madrid top after bittersweet defeat of Espanyol
September 22nd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Sep 22 (DPA) Real Madrid went to the top of the Spanish Liga Tuesday with a 3-0 home thrashing of naive Espanyol, who had two men sent off.
Real, for their part, ... Read more...
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Six inducted into Karnataka ministry
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Sep 22 (IANS) Six people were inducted into the Karnataka council of ministers Wednesday, a day after unprecedented public display of dissent by ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislators denied ... Read more...
Posted in Politics |
Chikku Bhukku music and trailer released
August 24th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 24, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Following the grand success of Chikku Bhukku, actor Arya is now ready with his next project Chikku Bhukku. Touted to be a romantic travelogue, the film ... Read more...
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World Cup referee equipment comes from Germany
June 9th, 2010 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Trechtingshausen (Germany), June 9 (DPA) When a referee at the World Cup in South Africa shows a delinquent a disciplinary card on the pitch, Winfried Baaser will have reason to feel proud.
Baaser's ... Read more...
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It’s always nice to be in Delhi, says Shah Rukh Khan
May 19th, 2010 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, May 19 (IANS) Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan Wednesday said that it was always a "nice feeling" to be back in Delhi and that he got a massive response here ... Read more...
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